Lahore: Famous contemporary novelist and literary figure Tariq Ismail Sagar passed away in Lahore today, he was 68.
Tariq was a widely read plus acclaimed novelist and penned down as many as 72 books and novels. He was a well known novelist, writer and senior journalist and analyst.
His work includes Commando, Watan ki mitti gawah rehna, wadi e laho and many more.Sagar was associated as a columnist with several newspapers too.
I am absolutely devastated to hear one of the Mujahid of our generation, The man whose writings inspired us for resistance is no more.I was in regular touch with him. Tariq Ismail Sagar was the only man I could Guarantee of being noncorrupt and a genuine research Journalist pic.twitter.com/UejQJaINiG
— Usama Qayyum (@QUsamaM) September 14, 2021
His funeral would be offered after Asar prayer in Lahore near his house.